The Valiant Entertainment relaunch continued in August, and the publisher had the top four best-selling Small Press Comic Books for the month, led by Archer and Armstrong #1 at the top. X-O Manowar #4 ranked #2, Bloodshot #2 ranked #3, and Harbinger#3 ranked #4.

Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim returned in August with Scott Pilgrim Color Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life from Oni Press, a remastered and fully-colored hardcover edition of the first volume of the fan-favorite series that topped the sales chart as August's best-selling Small Press Graphic Novel.

Other publishers in the top ten include Archie Comics, Cartoon Books, Kodansha Comics, Scholastic, Studio Foglio, and Top Shelf Productions.

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS COMICS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2012

QTYRANK

OVERALLQTYRANK

OVERALLDOLLARRANK

INDEX

ITEMCODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

108

75

18.73

JUN121322-M

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #1

$3.99

VAL

2

143

119

13.48

JUN121330

X-O MANOWAR #4

$3.99

VAL

3

150

122

12.79

JUN121328

BLOODSHOT #2

$3.99

VAL

4

154

125

12.36

JUN121326

HARBINGER #3

$3.99

VAL

5

200

225

8.06

JUN120814-M

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #240

$2.99

ARC

6

207

237

7.37

MAY120856

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #239

$2.99

ARC

7

223

210

6.65

MAY120791

RACHEL RISING #10

$3.99

ABS

8

225

248

6.55

JUN120898

LIL HOMER #1

$2.99

BON

9

228

255

6.36

JUN120900

SPONGEBOB COMICS #11

$2.99

UNI

10

249

217

5.63

MAY121375-M

CALL OF WONDERLAND #3 (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

11

250

283

5.59

JUN120899

SIMPSONS COMICS #193

$2.99

BON

12

251

239

5.57

MAR120753

MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #5

$3.50

ARA

13

254

270

5.52

JUN121370-M

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #76 (MR)

$2.99

ZEN

14

255

285

5.51

JUN120816

SONIC UNIVERSE #43

$2.99

ARC

15

260

298

5.23

MAY120933

FUTURAMA COMICS #62

$2.99

BON

16

269

243

5.03

JUN120827-M

IDOLIZED #1

$3.99

ASP

17

271

219

4.93

APR120980

RASL #15 (MR)

$4.99

CAR

18

278

308

4.83

MAY120854

MEGA MAN #16

$2.99

ARC

19

285

256

4.68

JUN120833-M

SOULFIRE VOL 4 #1

$3.99

ASP

20

294

325

4.44

JUN120798-M

ARCHIE #636

$2.99

ARC

21

295

306

4.43

MAY121389-M

GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #19 (MR)

$2.99

ZEN

22

299

328

4.37

JUN120897

BART SIMPSON COMICS #74

$2.99

BON

23

305

286

4.10

JUN120830-M

HOMECOMING #1

$3.99

ASP

24

311

293

4.00

JUN120836-M

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ASSASSINS #2

$3.99

ASP

25

322

291

3.67

MAY121292

LENORE VOLUME II #6

$3.99

TIT

26

327

324

3.50

MAY121266

ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #2

$3.50

RED

27

335

353

3.37

MAY121267

ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #5

$2.75

RED

28

336

305

3.35

APR120786

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE VOL 2 #1

$3.99

APE

29

349

337

2.81

APR121338-M

WAKING DREAM END #3 (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

30

354

378

2.68

JUN120881

LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #6 (MR)

$3.50

BIG

31

356

384

2.65

MAY120851-M

KEVIN KELLER #4

$2.99

ARC

32

359

352

2.57

MAY121231

COURTNEY CRUMRIN #4

$3.99

ONI

33

364

346

2.52

MAY121291

EVERYBODY LOVES TANK GIRL #2 (MR)

$3.99

TIT

34

367

355

2.49

JUN121218

SIXTH GUN #24

$3.99

ONI

35

371

359

2.46

JUN121221

COURTNEY CRUMRIN #5

$3.99

ONI

36

372

360

2.44

JUN120772

ADVENTURES OF A COMIC CON GIRL #1 (MR)

$3.99

ANT

37

374

365

2.37

MAY120935

SIMPSONS ILLUSTRATED #3

$3.99

BON

38

375

368

2.36

JUN120809-M

LIFE WITH ARCHIE #22

$3.99

ARC

39

381

396

2.25

JUN120804

BETTY & VERONICA #261

$2.99

ARC

40

386

323

2.06

MAY121185

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #189

$5.99

KEN

41

389

330

1.97

APR121334-M

MHSG CASE FILES CHUPACABRA (MR)

$5.99

ZEN

42

394

420

1.78

DEC111103

EXTINCTION SEED #3

$2.99

GG

43

396

423

1.75

MAY120788

GLAMOURPUSS #26

$3.00

AAR

44

400

282

1.67

MAY120857

SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #4

$9.99

ARC

45

404

392

1.63

JUN121002

SCAM #1 (MR)

$3.99

COM

46

409

409

1.55

MAR120723

GOLD DIGGER #140

$3.99

ANT

47

412

413

1.54

APR120766

GOLD DIGGER #141

$3.99

ANT

48

415

415

1.52

MAY120847

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #204

$3.99

ARC

49

418

435

1.47

MAY120921

URSA MINOR #2 (MR)

$3.50

BIG

50

421

406

1.45

APR120783

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR VOL 2 #1

$3.99

APE

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVELSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2012

QTYRANK

OVERALLQTYRANK

OVERALLDOLLARRANK

INDEX

ITEMCODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

7

5

3.12

MAY121234

SCOTT PILGRIM COLOR HC VOL 01

$24.99

ONI

2

16

44

2.37

APR121134

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 06

$10.99

RAN

3

53

31

1.40

FEB120708

GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 11 HAMMERLESS BELL

$22.95

STU

4

59

121

1.33

JUN120813

SONIC SAGA TP VOL 01 DARKEST STORM

$11.99

ARC

5

60

101

1.33

JUN121162

AMULET SC VOL 05 PRINCE OF THE ELVES

$12.99

SCH

6

65

140

1.23

MAY120858

SONIC UNIVERSE TP VOL 03 KNUCKLES RETURNS

$11.99

ARC

7

72

148

1.16

APR121133

NEGIMA GN VOL 35 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

8

79

51

1.12

MAY121013

RASL TP VOL 04 LOST JOURNALS OF NIKOLA TESLA

$19.95

PUB

9

87

81

1.05

JUN121291

LENORE SWIRLIES HC

$17.95

RAN

10

96

68

0.99

JAN128076

UNDERWATER WELDER GN

$19.95

TOP

11

98

72

0.99

DEC111102

ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES TP VOL 01 (MR)

$19.99

GG

12

99

142

0.98

MAY121235

PENNY ARCADE TP VOL 08 MAGICAL KIDS IN DANGER

$14.99

ONI

13

100

199

0.98

MAY120846

BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS TP VOL 02

$9.99

ARC

14

106

185

0.92

MAY120855

MEGA MAN TP VOL 03 RETURN OF DR. WILY

$11.99

ARC

15

120

180

0.87

JUN121364

SOUL EATER TP VOL 10

$11.99

HAC

16

140

42

0.77

MAY121183

EYES OF THE CAT HC (MR)

$34.95

HUM

17

148

322

0.73

JUN121215

NINJAGO GN VOL 04 TOMB O/T FANGPYRE

$6.99

NBM

18

155

302

0.69

MAY121219

DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 09 TINKER BELL & HER MAGICAL ARRIVAL

$7.99

NBM

19

160

94

0.68

JUN121134

COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 18 1985-1986

$28.99

FAN

20

162

201

0.67

DEC111265

NEVERLAND HOOK TP (MR)

$12.99

ZEN

21

169

126

0.63

APR121178

COURTNEY CRUMRIN SPEC ED HC VOL 02

$24.99

ONI

22

172

231

0.62

FEB108442

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE

$11.99

ONI

23

175

230

0.60

JUN121363

PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA GN VOL 02

$11.99

HAC

24

178

233

0.59

JUN121360

MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 13

$11.99

HAC

25

189

256

0.58

APR121131

FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 20

$10.99

RAN

26

191

265

0.57

NOV110737

SONIC UNIVERSE TP VOL 02 30 YEARS LATER

$11.99

ARC

27

219

259

0.48

MAY121172

CARDBOARD GN

$12.99

SCH

28

223

329

0.48

APR121232

LOEG III CENTURY #3 2009 (MR)

$9.95

TOP

29

234

242

0.45

JUN121172

FOUR HORSEMEN O/T APOCALYPSE SC VOL 02

$14.95

HEA

30

235

332

0.45

DEC111121

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 04

$10.99

RAN

31

238

290

0.44

MAY121271

CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN GN VOL 05

$12.99

ST.

32

240

99

0.44

JUL120749

MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD HC VOL 01 LEATHER BOUND ED (MR

$39.95

ARA

33

249

491

0.42

OCT110819

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 17

$7.99

ARC

34

253

209

0.42

MAY120830

KUNG FU PANDA TP VOL 01 EVERYONE IS KUNG FU FIGHTING

$19.99

APE

35

254

351

0.42

MAY121191

AIR GEAR GN VOL 25 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

36

255

330

0.42

JUN121362

OMAMORI HIMARI GN VOL 08 (MR)

$11.99

HAC

37

275

365

0.40

MAR121108

MILES EDGEWORTH ACE ATTORNEY GN VOL 01 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

38

276

366

0.40

MAY121318

GTO 14 DAYS IN SHONAN GN VOL 04

$10.95

RAN

39

281

234

0.39

MAR121143

XOC JOURNEY OF A GREAT WHITE HC

$19.99

ONI

40

286

78

0.38

OCT111130

PHANTOM COMP SERIES HC KING YEARS

$49.99

HER

41

292

313

0.37

JUN121359

BUNNY DROP GN VOL 06

$13.99

HAC

42

307

347

0.35

APR128211-M

AMULET SC VOL 01 STONEKEEPER

$12.99

SCH

43

327

317

0.33

JAN120780

RACHEL RISING TP VOL 01 SHADOW OF DEATH

$16.99

ABS

44

337

408

0.32

MAY121353

DISAPPEARANCE OF NAGATO YUKI CLAN GN VOL 01

$11.99

HAC

45

338

439

0.32

DEC110824

MEGA MAN TP VOL 02 TIME KEEPS SLIPPING

$11.99

ARC

46

349

387

0.31

AUG118100

AMULET SC VOL 03 CLOUD SEARCHERS NEW PTG

$12.99

SCH

47

350

165

0.31

APR121092

CAPTAIN EASY HC VOL 03 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

$39.99

FAN

48

361

615

0.31

JUN121189

LITTLE PRINCE GN VOL 01 PLANET OF THE WIND

$7.95

LER

49

363

405

0.30

MAY121096

MAN I PICKED UP GN (MR)

$12.95

DIG

50

368

402

0.30

APR121307

GTO EARLY YEARS GN VOL 13

$12.95

RAN

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